Johnny Mathis

[fox69]

"New York State Of Mind"

"New York State Of Mind"



Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach
Or to Hollywood
But I'm taking a Greyhound
On the Hudson River Line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
But I know what I'm needing
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, The Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
Don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I've left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line
'Cause I'm in a New York state of mind

 

[fox69]

"Night And Day"

"Night And Day"



Night and day, you are the one
Only you 'neath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, darling, where you are
I think of you day and night

Night and day, why is it so
That this longin' for you follows wherever I go?
In the roarin' traffic's boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you day and night

Night and day, under the hide of me
There's an oh, such a hungry yearnin' burnin' inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Till you let me spend my life makin' love to you
Day and night, night and day

Night and day, you are the one
Only you 'neath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me or far
It's no matter, baby, where you are
I think of you day and night

Night and day, why is it so
That this longin' for you follows wherever I go?
In the roarin' traffic's boom
Silence of my lonely room
I think of you day and night

Night and day, under the hide of me
There's an oh, such a hungry burning inside of me
And its torment won't be through
Till you let me spend life makin' love to you
Day and night, night and day

 

[fox69]

"Nobody Knows (How Much I Love You)"

"Nobody Knows (How Much I Love You)"



I was on a street with a common name
I prayed for love, yeah, I even begged
I had a vision of you, that carried me through

Now it's just magic worlds in a shaman's dream
I fear no man, I fear no pain
I had a vision of you that carried me through

And nobody really knows what I would do for you
Nobody really knows how much I love you
Nobody really knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows

I cleared my mind and I turned around
Grateful to the one who had laid me down
I was silent in love pourin' down from above

Like so much rain it fell and pierced my brains
The trees all alive with their colors like the dreams of man
I had a vision of you that carried me through

And nobody really knows what I would do for you now
Nobody really knows how much I love you, baby
Nobody really knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows, nobody knows, yeah

I was on a street, yeah, with a common name
I prayed for love, oh baby, I even begged
I had a vision of you that carried me through

And nobody really knows what I would do for you
Nobody really knows how much I love you
Nobody really knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows
Nobody knows, nobody knows, yeah

Nobody knows, nobody knows, oh
Nobody knows how much I love you
Nobody knows how much I
Just what I'd, just what I'd do
Just how much, just how much, baby

 

[fox69]

"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"

"O Little Town Of Bethlehem"



O, little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight

For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above
While mortals sleep
The angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
Oh, morning stars together
Proclaim the Holy birth
And praises sing
To God the King
And peace to men on Earth

How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his heaven
No ear may hear his coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls
Will receive him still
The dear Christ enters in

O, holy child of Bethlehem
Descend to us we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born in us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emanuel

 

[fox69]

"Odds And Ends"

"Odds And Ends"



Your pillow wasn't slept upon
Your closet was empty, too
All of your shirts and ties were gone
There wasn't a trace of you
How could you go and leave so completely?
Nothing was left
Of all the memories that we used to share
Just an empty tube of toothpaste
And a half-filled cup of coffee
Odds and ends of a beautiful love affair

At least you could have said goodbye
You shouldn't have to run away
Were you afraid that I would cry?
My tears might have made you stay
Gone are the dreams that kept us together
Nothing was left
To show that we were once so happy then
Just an empty tube of toothpaste
And a half-filled cup of coffee
Odds and ends of a beautiful love affair

How could you go and leave so completely?
Nothing was left
Of all the memories that we used to share
Just an empty tube of toothpaste
And a half-filled cup of coffee
Odds and ends of a beautiful love affair
Odds and ends of a beautiful love affair

 

[fox69]

"Oh, How I Try"

"Oh, How I Try"



Try, try, try just a little bit harder
So I can love, love, love him, I tell myself
'cause I'm gonna try, oh yeah, just a little bit harder
So I won't lose, lose, lose him to nobody else, yeah.
Hey, I don't care how long it's gonna take ya
But if it's a dream I don't want no I don't really want it
Yeah if it's a dream I don't want nobody to wake me.
Yeah I'm gonna try, oh yeah, just a little bit harder
So I can give, give, give, give him every bit of my soul.
I'm gonna try, oh yeah, just a little bit harder
So I can show, show, show him love with no control, yeah.
Hey! I don't care how long it's gonna take ya
But if it's a dream I don't want
No I don't really want it
Yeah if it's a dream I don't want nobody to wake me.
Hey, dig it! yeah! yeah yeah yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, all right.
Try oh yeah, hey, try oh yeah, lord, lord, lord,
Try oh yeah, try oh yeah, lord, lord, lord,
Try oh yeah yeah, try, whoa, try oh yeah, lord, lord, lord,
Push, work, push, work, oh yeah, try, oh yeah hey!
Try oh yeah, hey try oh yeah, Try lord, try, try, you ain't trying man
You're not trying out man, come up with it.
Come on, that's a wanker that listens to words, man.
Hey you gotta work all night
Hey little girl, gotta push on
You gotta need
Work a little more, hey, try a little more,
Need a little more
Yeah, work on, push on, move on, move on,
You gotta work for it, you gotta work on it
Push on, need on, move on, Move on, hey hey hey.
Work it daddy, Work it daddy, Come on, work it daddy, oh
Yeah, yeah, you better try, try, try, try a little more
You ain't never gonna get any man if that's the sort of thing you can do.
Shit, there's lot more talent around than that man.
Try, try, try, try try try,
You've gotta try, try, try, try,
Try, try, try, try, try, try...
You gotta try, try, try, try...
Lord, try, try, try, try,
Lord, try, try, try, try,
Hey, try, try, try, try,
Hey, try oh yeah, try oh yeah, lord, lord, lord
Try oh yeah, hey, try whoa, try oh yeah
Try oh yeah, lord, lord, lord, try oh yeah
Try oh yeah, hey, hey, hey,
Try oh yeah, try oh yeah, Lord, lord, lord, oh lord.
And don't you forget!

 

[fox69]

"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"

"On A Clear Day You Can See Forever"



There are times in our lives when
we feel that the whole world is
against us, that we really aren't
worth anything at all.

This is the time when you need to
Take time for yourself.

On a clear day... take time to count
your blessings
On a clear day... realize what you
mean to others
On a clear day... realize what others
mean to you
On a clear day... look at all the
beauty on earth
On a clear day... find the beauty
in yourself

God put us all on this earth for a purpose

On a clear day...
Take the time to find what that purpose is

On a clear day, and every day
We are all "special"
each in our own way

Take the time to find out who you really are

You will find, I am sure, that you will
Outshine every star...

On a clear day!

 

[fox69]

"On A Cold And Rainy Day"

"On A Cold And Rainy Day"



Maybe I should have saved those leftover dreams
Funny but here's that rainy day
Here's that rainy day they told me about
And I laughed at the thought
That it might turn out this way

Where is that worn out wish that I threw aside
After it brought my love so near
Funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny that rainy day is here

It's funny how love becomes a cold rainy day
Funny that rainy day is here

 

[fox69]

"On Broadway"

"On Broadway"



They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air
But when you're walking down that street
And you ain't had enough to eat
The glitter rubs right off your feet and you're nowhere
They say the women treat you right on Broadway
But looking at them just gives me the blues
'Cause how you gonna make some time
When all you got is one thin dime
And one thin dime won't even shine your shoes
They say that I won't last too long on Broadway
I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say
But they're dead wrong, I know they are
I may be singing in this bar
But I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway
They're all wrong, I know they are
I may be singing in this bar
But I won't quit till I'm a star on Broadway
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway
They say there's always magic in the air
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway

 

[fox69]

"On My Way To You"

"On My Way To You"



So often as I wait for sleep
I find myself reciting
The words I've said or should have said
Like scenes that need rewriting
The smiles I never answered
Doors perhaps I should have opened
Songs forgotten in the morning
I relive the roles I've played
The tears I may have squandered
The many pipers I have paid
Along the roads I've wandered
Yet all the time I knew it
Love was somewhere out there waiting
Though I may regret a kiss or two
If I had changed a single day
What went amiss or went astray
I may have never found my way to you
I relive the roles I've played
The tears I may have squandered
The many pipers I have paid
Along the roads I've wandered
Yet all the time I knew it
Love was somewhere out there waiting
Though I may regret a kiss or two
If I had changed a single day
What went amiss or went astray
I may have never found my way to you
I wouldn't change a thing that happened
On my way to you